Whoopigoldbergbook [Paperback]

Whoopi Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 4, 1999

Whoopi Goldberg speaks...'Here's where I'm supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy the book...So this is when we seal the deal, when I tell you in my own inimitable way, how uproarious and provocative this book is, how OUT THERE, and cutting edge, and whatever else I can think of to throw into the mix. Or, I could say things like, 'Not since War and Peace...' or 'Move over Alice Walker...' Well come on now, if a book were all those things it would be a novel, and I wouldn't resort to such low tactics...So I'll give it you straight.' As befits the sassy, original entertainer, this is no ordinary autobiography filled with the boring details. Instead, Whoopi delivers twenty-five monologues with titles such as Fate, Trust, Home, Self, Cost, Race, Choice, Dick, Death and Dream. Under the chapter 'Wind' she reveals: 'A lot of people don't know this about me...but that's how I got my name, from my frequent farting. When I was in my 20s and diagnosed with ulcers, I was encouraged to fart up a storm, and my friends started calling me Whoopi. I was like a walking whoopee cushion, they said. It was an easy tag and the name stuck.'

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A memoir of sorts?the publisher insists it's not an autobiography?from one of our most popular entertainers.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Written in an upfront, chatty style and liberally peppered with profanities...some amusing observations' - MAIL ON SUNDAY 'She is honest about everything...the best 'riffs', particularly those on sex, are very funny indeed. I laughed uproariously' - DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown P/B (February 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0751526339
• ISBN-13: 978-0751526332
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 0.9 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #637,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Whoopi Goldberg is the the author of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas books, as well as Whoopi's Big Book of Manners, illustrated by Olo. She has won a Tony, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy, as well as two Golden Globes. In 2001, she was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in scores of films and is a host of ABC's The View. She lives in New York and Vermont.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book of all books!!, March 27, 2004

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Lori Gayle "LOR! GAYLE" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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I've always been a huge Whoopi fan, and I've always thought she was amazingly funny. When I first saw this book, I had to pick it up. I flipped to the back cover to see what it was all about and ended up laughing myself all the way from the bookshelf to the checkout line and then to my car. As I attempted to read the back cover to all my friends at work, none of us could contain ourselves...this book is absolutely hilarious! I've read it twice, and I have two copies! I've bought it for friends as gifts, and no one has a bad word about it. The book is contagious; once you start, you can't stop, and you'll get your friends wanting to read it to. Go head, pick it up...yeah, you. The one reading this review! You know you want to read it. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love Whoopi, Love her BOOK., April 22, 2003

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Michael Rothermel "TreeMonkey.net" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book (Mass Market Paperback)

Past reviews have called BOOK over the top, which it is. Her views outrageous... to some they might be. Liberal? Of course. I agree with all of her opinions; I am extremely proud to be called a Liberal and I'm pretty sure Whoopi is too.

I'm Catholic but her opinions of the popes, both past and present, are totally on the mark and not offensive to anyone who has any awareness of what's going on in Rome. Read with an open mind. Whether you agree or not, Ms. Goldberg's opinions will freshen up your thoughts on a lot of subjects.

It does ramble on like one of her stand-up monologues, which is what I love so much about it. I also recommend the audiobook version so you can hear Whoopi reading her own words.

This is not high literature, I admit. But it is fresh and humorous and one of my all-time fun reads. I even named my web site after her cute name for a fart. Tree Monkey . Net

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tell it like it is!, February 13, 2006

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S. Anderson (Michigan,USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is the funniest book I have read in years! If you can apprecaite Whoopie's raw honesty, this book is for you. This wise women inspires "all" people to..."keep it real". Enjoy and stay near the toilet. You will laugh so hard you'll have to pee. :)